Four endangered American crocodiles are born in Peru

 LIMA, March 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Lima zoo announced Thursday the birth in captivity of four American crocodiles, an endangered species, after a successful artificial incubation.   The crocodile hatchlings were born in mid-January after 78 days of incubation from the eggs of a pair of adult crocodiles that live…

Mozambique says Tanzanian insurgent leader killed

MAPUTO, March 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Tanzanian jihadist leader responsible for audacious attacks in northern Mozambique has been killed, police announced. Tuahil Muhidim led a 2020 attack that captured Mocimboa da Praia, the northern port used to receive cargo for multi-billion-dollar gas projects in the region. Police general commander Bernardino…

Security, command flaws allowed 2020 al Shabaab attack on US base in Kenya: Pentagon

US soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division on night guard shift in Kenya WASHINGTON, March 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US officials said in a scathing critique that poor command, inadequate security and a “climate of complacency” prevented US forces from adequately repulsing a 2020 attack by militants in Kenya that killed…

Soldier who killed Marxist revolutionary hero Che Guevara dies in Bolivia

The former Bolivian soldier who claimed to have shot dead Marxist revolutionary hero Ernesto “Che” Guevara died on Thursday aged 80 LA PAZ, March 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The former Bolivian soldier who claimed to have shot dead Marxist revolutionary hero Ernesto “Che” Guevara died on Thursday aged 80, his relatives…

Kenya: Cheer greets creation of specialized sexual and gender-based violence courts

NAIROBI, March 11 (NNN-KBC) — The war against sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in Kenya got a major boost following the establishment of the first-ever specialized court to handle SGBV in the country. The specialized court opened amid rising cases of SGBV which include among others; defilement, rape, female genital…

US says North Korea testing new ICBM system, promises fresh sanctions

People watch a TV showing file footage of North Korea’s missile launch WASHINGTON, March 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two recent missile tests conducted by North Korea were of a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) system, marking a “serious escalation” by Pyongyang that will be punished with fresh sanctions, a senior US…

UN Security Council to meet on biological weapons at Moscow’s request

The United States has been providing Ukraine with a steady supply of weapons in the face of the Russian threat UNITED NATIONS, March 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — : The UN Security Council will hold an urgent meeting Friday at the request of Russia over the alleged development of biological weapons in Ukraine.Russia on…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: EU leaders dash Ukraine’s swift accession hopes

VERSAILLES (France), March 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — EU leaders doused Ukraine’s hopes of quickly gaining European Union membership, as they met to urgently address the fallout of Russia’s invasion of its pro-Brussels neighbour.   The meeting at the palace of Versailles was set to be the high point of France’s six-month…

Mexican president urges Argentina to accept IMF debt deal

A man walks past posters while demonstrators protest the government’s agreement with the IMF, in Buenos Aires MEXICO CITY, March 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador urged Argentina to accept a new US$45 billion deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) instead of defaulting on its debt.…

UNESCO launches project to boost literacy skills in South Sudan

Representatives of UNESCO and South Sudan pose for a photo during the launch of a literacy project in Juba JUBA, March 11 (NNN-Xinhua) — The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and South Sudan’s Ministry of General Education launched a project to strengthen technical, vocational education and training…